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Bunting out at North Carolina
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
John Bunting has been fired as North Carolina's football coach but will remain with the Tar Heels through the rest of this season, school officials said Sunday night.
Bunting met with athletic director Dick Baddour earlier in the day and was told he would not return next season. The players were informed of the decision during an evening meeting, and school officials said Bunting and Baddour would discuss the decision further during a news conference today.
Bunting, a former linebacker at North Carolina, was largely blamed for the Tar Heels' miserable season in which they have yet to beat a Division I-A opponent.
North Carolina (1-6, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) is 0-6 against I-A teams this season and was coming off a 23-0 loss at struggling Virginia.
Bunting has three years remaining on his contract, which pays $286,200 annually. He is 25-42 in six seasons at North Carolina and has an overall reco